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Historic villa / palace
Palazzo Bernardini
Historic building in Lucca, Italy
At a glance
- Coordinates
- 43°50′33″ N, 10°30′20″ E
History and description
The Palazzo Bernardini is a Renaissance palace located on the Piazza Bernardini, diagonal from the church of San Benedetto in Gotella in central Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy.
History
Erected starting 1512 for the Marchese Bernardini by the 16th-century architect Nicolao Civitali. The ground floor has rusticated stone face interrupted by doric stone pilasters. The piano nobile windows have wooden shutters.
Among the curiosity of the palace is the missing stone on the ground floor facade above the third window from the left. A legend spun about the missing stone is that it is the pietra del diavolo (Devil's stone). Legends hold that this spot once held a wall with a painted icon of the Virgin Mary, and that a rock at this point, kept falling out. This was interpreted as a divine sign, and the block was omitted.
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Getting there
LuccaTrain, nearest
600 m as the crow flies
Palazzo Bernardini
Aeroporto internazionale Galileo Galilei19.7 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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- Free 1st Sunday
- Free 1st Sunday
Frequently asked questions
Where is Palazzo Bernardini?
Palazzo Bernardini is in Lucca, in the province of Lucca (Tuscany), Italy. GPS coordinates: 43.84258, 10.50563.
What else is there to see near Palazzo Bernardini?
Nearby you’ll find: Torre delle ore (100 m away), Palazzo Cenami, Lucca (100 m away), Guinigi Tower (200 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 7 photos
- Lucca, palazzo bernardini, esterno 02 — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Lucca, palazzo bernardini, esterno 01 — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Lucca, palazzo bernardini, esterno, finestra con pietra ricurva, detta pietra del diavolo 01 — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Lucca, palazzo bernardini, esterno, portale 01 — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Lucca, palazzo bernardini, esterno, portale, campanelli azionati da maniglie — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Lucca, palazzo bernardini, esterno, portale, maniglie con crescente e testa di moro 01 — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Lucca, palazzo Bernardini — Naioli, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences